How to Repair Cracks in Brick Walls?

Every home has some cracks in the wall. I experienced the same problems with my wall last month, so I am aware of how ugly they can be. When I googled the best methods for repairing cracks in brick walls, I found a YouTube video. It was mentioned there that to repair brick wall cracks, remove the cracked mortar, wet the bricks, use mortar to seal the joints, then prime and paint the surface.

How to Fix Cracks in Brick Wall?

To repair cracks in your brick wall, you can follow the below process:

• Use a raking bar or mortar raking tool and clean the cracked mortar from your brick wall. 

• Tap the chisel with the hammer till the mortar cracks. Make sure not to go any deeper than 1.5 to 2 cm into the wall to avoid damaging the bricks.

• To make sure all of the extra mortar has been removed, carefully clean the empty joints with a wire brush.

• Wet the wall using water.

• Create a mortar mixture with a ratio of 1:4, or 1 part cement to 4 parts sand.

• Apply mortar to the joints using a brick jointer. Take care to avoid leaving any gaps.

• Now, use the trowel's flat face, flatten all of the mortar, and remove any excess mortar from the brick.

• Let it settle for 3 to 7 days.

• Finally, apply the primer and paint that area.

Alternatively, you can go through the methods suggested by Avni above. Moreover, if there is more damage in your brick wall, then you must avail

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Hey there,

Brick walls give a very vintage and elegant look. That is the reason why many households are adapting to brick wall looks for their home interiors as well as exteriors. But middle-class families like us have always had compounds or boundary walls made of brick walls, even when brick walls were not a sign of elegant vintage look. Brick walls give a sturdy and strong structure and are very durable. But even the strongest of trees fall with time. Brick walls can also tend to get damaged due to a natural disaster or with time. So it is important to know how to repair cracks in brick walls. While professionals can repair damages very easily, they also charge a lot. So having some tricks up your sleeves is also a good idea.

There are five methods of filling gaps in brick walls and repairing them.

• Using Epoxy Resin Injection to seal cracks

  : Epoxy resin is a material that has high tensile strength and helps in binding. Brick wall cracks can be filled with epoxy resin and brought back to their natural shape. Epoxy, due to its low fluidity, is useful in filling large cracks or holes in the brick walls.

• Using Mortar to repair Brick walls:

  Epoxy mortar is used when the brick walls are heavily damaged or have very wide cracks or when the masonry is completely damaged. Mix epoxy resin with sand to prepare the epoxy mortar and use it to repair brick walls.

• Rebuilding the damaged portion:

  You can also rebuild the brick wall if the brick wall is majorly damaged and needs to be rebuilt from the foundation.

• Stitching Method:

  This method is used to repair brick walls with large cracks in the slabs.

These are a few ways to understand how to repair cracks in brick walls in India. I hope the next time your brick walls are damaged you will have a fair idea of how to repair cracks in brick walls.